The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-11-23

Oppenheim, the boot and shoe man.
advertises mems rubber boots of good
quality for S1.75 per pair. Don't 90 with
wet feet. 1t is cheaper TO buy boots than to
pay doctors.
In recent issue, the editor of the
Lawrence Times apologized for the
lack of locals in his paper, saying there were
certain things that he had to attend to in
order TO get ready for winter. He was mar
ried on Tuesday. the 10Th inst, and now, we
suppose, is ready for cold weather. The
Times will hereafter overflow with locals, we
presume. We extend congratulations.
A. G. reports phenomenal school in one
of the districts of Hamilton, in-as-much as
he found everything moving with quiet,
systematic harmony, although his visit
chanced TO occur on the first day of a new
term. The explanation of this unwonted
state of affairs proves to be the fact that one
teacher, most energetic young lady, has
been employed in this school for nineteen
successive terms.
The Cleveland Bay Horse Company of
Paw Paw, Mich, place an advertisement in
the Journal this week. Our readers will
find this firm. we believe, enterprising and
well adapted 10 the business in which they
are engaged. This means that, as a rule
they have the best type of horses of which
they make specially, and that their devo-
tion TO the business end courtesy TO custom
ers is such as to commend them favorably
to the public Lice Stock Journds.
Mrs. Harrison in the Hichig0t Fqrmer
says "The sweet clover is classed as a
pernicious weed in Illinois, but not justly, as
it is a biennial and does not spread" The
lady is greatly mistaken about it's not spread
ing. We can show her miles and miles along
the highways of Kane county, Illinois, where
the weed has been spread by passing wagons
and the winds, and where farmers have
found it one of the greatest pests with which
they have to contend, and have been unable
to rid themselves of il.
The local option meeting held last Friday
evening was very interesting but not as
largely attended as it ought to have been.
Short addresses were made by the ministers
and several others of our citizens. Union
temperance meetings were arranged for each
of the two Sunday evenings prior to election,
additional members were appointed on the
township committee and a determination
manifested to do all that can be done TO get
ont full vote of the friends of local option
at the election TO be held on Thursday of
next week.
Our Paw Paw hunting party returned
from the Upper Peninsula last week. They
succeeded in capturing twenty-four deer and
sixteen beavers, pretty fair record. Hav
ing to pass through Wisconsin on their way
home. and the law forbidding shipping veni-
son out of the state, they had considerable
difficulty with the game wardens However,
they finally convinced the officers that they
were Michigan men returning home with the
trophies of their skill and at last were
allowed to depart. but they had close call
just the same.
Rev. Edward Bell, pastor of the First Bap-
tist church, was recently presented by his
many friends with an elegant watch Con-
cerning the interesting event he says Last
Wednesday evening, while seated quietly
with my family, Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Hop
kins dropped i'll and informed me that few
of my friends thought that / needed watch
ing, and at once handed me a beautiful
watch and list which ! found to contain
forty-six names, made up of all branches of
business, of all denominations of christians,
and no denomination, TO whom ! extend my
hearty thanks. and promise always to be
'on time in every good word and work. as q
reward for being watched"
Comrade J. ID. Monroe, register of deeds,
attended the dedication of the new grand
army hallof Orcutt post at Kalamazoo, on the
evening of the 10th inst. lie reports a royal
good time. Among other interesting features,
Mrs. j. j. Paige, formerly of this village,
sang Columbia the Gem of the Ocean and
it is needless to say TO our people that she
sang it well. Maj. Muhenberg presented
the post with an elegant post commanders
desk, the top of which is composed of a piece
of granite taken from the Gettysburg battle
field. It's lower portion is made of the wood
of tree cut on the same field and contains
an unexploded rebel shell just as it was
embedded in the tree when fired from the
rebel cannon. 1t is a unique and handsome
piece of furniture and is to remain the prop
erty of the post as long as it shall stand. In
case of the disbanding of the post, the desk
is to revert to Post Commander Buck.